Lot 124: A QAJAR LACQUERED MERCHANT’S SCALE BOX, SIGNED BY HASHIM OF ISFAHAN, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY.
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A Qajar lacquered merchant’s scale box, Persia, 19th century, of rectangular form with hinged lid, the exterior richly painted in polychrome and gilt. The lid is centred by a finely rendered floral composition of roses and other flowering plants, surrounded by multiple decorative borders of floral sprays, cartouches and gilt ornament. The sides are similarly decorated with repeating flowering motifs against a dark ground.
Opening to reveal a fitted interior retaining a merchant’s weighing apparatus, including a circular balance pan, suspension cords, weights and associated components, the interior painted in turquoise-blue.
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